1 King Ahasuerus imposed tribute a10:1 i.e. a kind of tax on the land and on the islands of the sea. ISV — Esther 10:1
2 Now as to all the powerful and great deeds of Ahasuerus, along with an exact statement about the high position b10:2 Lit. greatness of Mordecai to which the king promoted him, these things are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia, are they not? ISV — Esther 10:2
3 Indeed, Mordecai the Jew was second in authority only c10:3 Lit. second to King to King Ahasuerus and was a powerful official d10:3 Or great among the Jewish people. Mordecai e10:3 Lit. He was accepted favorably by his many kinsmen, and he sought the good of his countrymen and spoke out for the welfare of all his people. f10:3 Lit. his see ISV — Esther 10:3